2015

A look at key events and moments in 2015 at Warwick Student Cinema.

Exec

• 2014-2015
  • President: Oliver Brown (resigned December 2014) then Reece Goodall as acting President
  • Vice-President: Reece Goodall
  • Treasurer: Allie Wyant
  • Films Officer: Jess Carroll
  • Chief Projectionist: Charlie Roberson
  • Chief Duty Manager: Rachel Keighley (from May 2014)
  • Technical Officer: Alex Pointon
  • Publicity Officer: Jordan Flynn (from June 2014)
  • IT Officer: Thomas Purchas
  • Marketing Officer: Richard Kirk
  • Events and Socials Coordinator: Bonita Chung
  • Chief Editor: Chloë Pugh

• 2015-2016
  • President: Lorraine Li
  • Vice-President: Reece Goodall
  • Treasurer: Giles Hutchings
  • Films Officer: Jonatan Benarroch
  • Chief Projectionist: Phil Beckett
  • Chief Duty Manager: Anjana Radhakrishnan
  • Technical Officer: Alex Pointon
  • Publicity Officer: Emma Smith
  • IT Officer: Joel Speed
  • Marketing Officer: Richard Kirk
  • Events and Socials Coordinator: Joe Lacey
  • Chief Editor: Allie Wyant (left in July 2015) then Lauren Howard (co-opted November 2015)

Spring Term 2015

There was a Pixar AllNighter (and the mystery film was Monsters, Inc.). The popularity of The Theory of Everything and Birdman necessitated extra screenings.

• Most attended
  • Single screening: The Theory of Everything (Tuesday Week 7, 316)
  • Double screening: The Imitation Game (Saturday Week 4, 667)
  • Quadruple screening: Interstellar (Friday and Saturday Week 3, 782)
• Least attended
  • Single screening: The Boxtrolls (Monday Week 1, 6)/Kon-Tiki (Monday Week 5, 6)
  • Double screening: Unbroken (Friday Week 9, 58)

Summer Term 2015

The lack of a field due to university building work meant that the Outdoor Screening could no longer go ahead - instead, the society took over the Big Screen and held the first Big Screening (Beauty and the Beast). The society completely shut down over the main exam period, screening no films in weeks 5-8.

• Most attended
  • Single screening: Cinderella (2015) (Monday Week 9, 178)
  • Double screening: Kingsman: The Secret Service (Saturday Week 1, 315)
• Least attended
  • Single screening: Unfinished Business (Monday Week 3, 4)
  • Double screening: Home (Saturday Week 4, 26)

Autumn Term 2015

The term began with three free screenings of Avengers: Age of Ultron. There was a general AllNighter (the mystery film was American Pie), and the society streamed the League of Legends World Championship Finals.

• Most attended
  • Single screening: Shaun of the Dead (Thursday Week 4, 325 (free sponsored event))
  • Double screening: Pulp Fiction (Friday Week 5, 608)
• Least attended
  • Single screening: The Salvation (Monday Week 2, 9)
  • Double screening: Southpaw (Saturday Week 9, 43)

Other

• Reece Goodall, Richard Kirk and Allie Wyant all served their second year on exec, and Alex Pointon his third.
• The role of Chief Editor was promoted to exec.
• At the Cinema For All awards, the society won Best Student Cinema, and James McLachlan won an Outstanding Contribution award.
• The society stopped holding films on Sunday, moving to a five-day schedule in Autumn.